The Orion Nebula: The jewel in the sword

This image shows smaller, particularly interesting areas of ESO Press Photo eso0104a. It shows the delicate tracery created at the so-called Bright Bar, as the intense UV-light and strong winds from the hot Trapezium stars eat their way into the surrounding molecular cloud. Also visible are a number of very young red objects partly hidden in the cloud, waiting to be revealed as new members of the Trapezium Cluster.

Crediti:

ESO/M.McCaughrean et al. (AIP)

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0104c
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:17 Gennaio 2001
Notizie relative:eso0104
Grandezza:1740 x 1560 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Messier 42, Trapezium Cluster
Tipo:Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Star Formation
Milky Way : Star : Grouping : Cluster
Distanza:1400 Anni luce
Constellation:Orion
Categoria:Nebulae
Star Clusters

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Coordinate

Position (RA):5 35 15.30
Position (Dec):-5° 24' 36.82"
Field of view:4.28 x 3.84 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 0.0° a destra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
Infrarosso
J
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarosso
H
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC
Infrarosso
K
Very Large Telescope
ISAAC